with Julia Sherwin

I’m not sure how many of you follow Amy McCready, the founder of Positive Parenting Solutions, Inc. She’s an author and a regular contributor to Today. She’s been on my Twitter feed for some time now, and I’m super excited to speak with her for my show tomorrow on WCHE, live at 1 p.m.! We […]

On Monday’s show on http://wche1520.com, I’m excited to tell you that Nathalie Le Du, the editor of the new “Big Fat Notebook” series, will tell us about this unique study guide that will totally change the way your middle schooler studies. My daughter has had the chance to read through the English Language Arts edition, and […]

As summer winds down, you know that it’s also time to get the kids ready for the back-to-school routine. You have to get them the things that they need to succeed for another year in academia, another year of sports practices and games, all while managing your own scheduled life. Then, you turn on the […]

While #summer is winding down, the topic of #pool safety is always timely. Take a look at this report from the #Consumer Products Safety Commission, via @NBC4ITeam & @safekids (#Safe Kids Worldwide). Please share! CPSC Says 1 in 10 Kids That Drown Got Through #Pool Fence Kevin Dillard tore his home pool to pieces after […]

On Monday, August 1, my interview with Jessica Haynes, mother of Abigail Haynes, will air on WCHE. Abigail was born with a serious disease called #venous malformations, a painful condition where veins are abnormally formed and dilated causing lesions. Now 4, “Abi,” along with her parents, flies from Atlanta, Ga., to Denver, Co., each month […]

On Monday’s show at 1 p.m. on http://wche1520.com/, listen to my interview with Stephanie Miller of Freed Spirit #Counseling. She shares her insights into working with #children on the #Autism Spectrum, specifically with the diagnosis formerly known as Asperger’s Syndrome. “People with Asperger’s Syndrome (or Autism Spectrum Disorder) are not broken or in need of […]

Yes, summer is really upon us! The kids are keeping me very busy, as always, and our out-of-school schedules are half relaxed and half chaotic. I guess that can be a good mix, but I’ve been neglecting to let you all know what’s in store for the rest of this summer’s #shows. Mark your calendars! As […]

On Monday, my interview with Bernard Golden, PhD, a therapist specializing in #anger management, will air on http://wche1520.com/. I interviewed Dr. Golden a few weeks ago, prior to the events that happened this past week in our country that have made so many of us angry. I make no attempt to draw correlations between what […]

Just for fun, here are 30 of the best #jokes for #kids. I specifically picked out jokes that parents can actually appreciate! These jokes won’t drive you crazy… unless, of course, your kids are telling them for the 475th time. There’s not much I can do about that! Curated from Hilarious Jokes for […]

My high school’s motto was “#Freedom with #Responsibility.” As a student in the early 90s, I never really considered the motto much. I went to an academically rigorous catholic high school, so I thought the phrase reflected an adult’s perspective on the piles of homework we’d get each day. In my young mind the translation […]